Amelioration or elimination of postoperative pain
First Claim
1. A method for the reduction or elimination of postoperative pain caused by a postoperative wound, which comprises the surface application by spraying or irrigating the raw surgical surfaces of the wound with a pain reducing amount of a corticosteroid preparation which functions topically to reduce pain, and thereafter closing said wound whereby healing of the wound occurs in a normal manner.
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Abstract
Following completion of an operative procedure, the topical application of a cortisone preparation into the area of a postoperative wound is useful in ameliorating or eliminating postoperative pain. The postoperative wound can be treated with a local anesthetic agent prior to or during application of the cortisone preparation. The raw surgical surfaces of the wound are doused once with the cortisone preparation, for example, by direct spray with an atomizer or by irrigation with a syringe and needle. The cortisone is not irrigated out with saline following its application. Normal healing takes place.
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- 1. A method for the reduction or elimination of postoperative pain caused by a postoperative wound, which comprises the surface application by spraying or irrigating the raw surgical surfaces of the wound with a pain reducing amount of a corticosteroid preparation which functions topically to reduce pain, and thereafter closing said wound whereby healing of the wound occurs in a normal manner.
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